Coach Greg Gibson and some members of the San Juan Hills Stallions. Photo by Jonathan Volzke
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The Story Lines Are Set … Like a running back slamming into the line a foot from the end zone, high schools in San Juan Capistrano are hitting the 2010 football season with a new energy, new cir...
Tara Freese and Brent Freese (on horses) with mom Lissa Freese and grandfather Gilbert Aguirre. Photo by Jonathan Volzke
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Rodeo is a way to keep tradition alive, support charities For many of the 6,400 or so people who will attend the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo on Saturday and Sunday, the thunder of hooves, the rid...
Photo by Scott Schmitt/San Juan Photo & Digital
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Although still a young event, RMV Rodeo donations hit $1 million The Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and while that’s certainly an accomplishment, it st...
(L to R) Wyatt Brady, Dodge Weirath and Cody Brady ride through a hollow barrel created as Robert Brady (back) pulls the blue tarp. Photo by Andrea Swayne
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Capistrano surf groms start tarp surfing sensation The originators of blue tarp surfing—Cody Brady, Wyatt Brady, their dad Robert Brady and Dodge Weirath—have set off a wave of YouTube videos wi...
A Great White shark circles Chuck Patterson's board as he SUP surfs at San Onofre State Beach. Courtesy of Chuck Patterson
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Chuck Patterson Films White Sharks While Stand Up Paddling at San Onofre State Beach
Marta Kin, David Starr, Bill Norris and Wayne Howard are members of the Associated Seniors Action Program, who save the city money by performing duties ranging from checking homes when residents are on vacation to writing parking tickets. Photo by Jonathan Volzke
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Volunteer police services group saves city more than $250,000 a year Vivienne DaCosta is what you’d call a “charter member” of San Juan Capistrano’s Associated Senior Action Program [ASAP]—an or...
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Weathering the Storm Until Fall GUEST OPINION: By Gary Pritchard, Children First CUSD Trustee Candidate Families and businesses alike have been hit from all sides in this ongoing economic stor...
The 2010 California Lax Classic U-15 winners.Courtesy photo
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The first-ever California Lacrosse Classic was held last weekend at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano featuring more than 25 of the top middle-school and younger club lacr...
He may be a nationally ranked high jumper, but Harrison Steed needed a little help with his cap before the JSerra High School graduation. Courtesy photo
Jul 09, 2010 | 0 | 4 |
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JSerra Earns Straight A’s, Too By Frank Talarico: JSerra High School Our co-valedictorian summed it up best. “It is true that no other class in this school’s history can match the range and de...
With the opening of the Regency Theatres on Verdugo, some downtown businesses are already seeing an uptick in customers. Sundried Tomato Café in Franciscan Plaza is expanding because of the theaters and city’s renewed energy downtown. Photo by Jonathan Volzke
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Planning consultants unveil downtown draft with some radical ideas To those who make their living planning downtowns—the sort where residents and visitors alike would go to browse stores and gra...
Mike Damon. Photo by Chris Bashaw
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Capistrano’s Mike Damon opens shop to restore automobiles Name any iconic car from the 20th century, perhaps a classy Mercedes-Benz 540K or a sporty 1953 El Dorado Cadillac, and Mike Damon could...
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Capistrano is home to summer stage camp Kids 3 to13 years old may discover the aspiring actor or actress within them at a summer stage camp in San Juan Capistrano, but even if they’re not destin...
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Controversial Housing, commercial and equestrian project goes before council on June 15 It was one of the first bold strokes by newly elected councilmen Mark Nielsen and Lon Uso: To put together...
The northern entrance to the 16.1-acre Scalzo property, where the family wants to build 31 homes. A jury awarded the family trust $6.7 million after a judge ruled San Juan Capistrano improperly took land from the family. Photo by Jonathan Volzke
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Scalzo family wants to build 31 homes on Del Obispo The city is weighing its options after an Orange County Superior Court jury on June 1 awarded a longtime family more than $6.7 million over co...
Joseph Farley, superintendent of Anaheim Union High School District, will take the helm at Capistrano Unified on July 1. Photo by Jonathan Volzke
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New Capo leader has history of taking on challenging assignments The headquarters of Anaheim Union High School District are in an old Fedmart, in an industrial part of that city just off the San...
St. Margaret’s Episcopal School sophomore, Billy Gaudreau, was the Academy League Champion in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m. The 1600m earned him his first CIF Championship. Courtesy photo
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St. Margaret’s athletes win volleyball crown, two track-and-field championships in single day St. Margaret’s athletic program added three CIF Championships to its collection on May 22. The Boys ...
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Capistrano boy is finalist in National Spelling Bee He is smart, funny, and kind, with a personality that could charm a bee out of its hive. A spelling bee that is. Kenley Farace, a reside...
Karl Seckel, general manager of the Municipal Water District of Orange County, shows some of the
equipment in the new desalination test station at Doheny State Beach. Photo by Jonathan Volzke
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Officials launch key phase in South County desalination plant Officials this week unveiled the latest step in a multi-organization effort to tap into the “world’s largest reservoir,” the Pacific...
The movie house, in Franciscan Plaza on Verdugo Street, features marble floors, a Moroccan theme and Rick’s Café. Photo by Patricia McCauley
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Regency Opens Impressive Franciscan Plaza theaters, café Showings of “Iron Man 2” in the VIP section of the new Regency Theatres in downtown Capistrano sold out repeatedly this weekend, and d...
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Mark your calendars for May 22 and 23 as Blenheim Equi Sports will be hosting two fun-filled days of equestrian events for not only our equestrian savvy friends but there will be something for ever...
The Capistrano Community Mariachi Program, open to children of all ages with any musical ability, is already making a difference. Courtesy photo
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Capistrano mariachi school called one of country’s finest Just one mile north of San Juan Capistrano’s landmark Mission off the San Diego Freeway at the Junipero Sera exit more than 100 violin, ...
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